Convictions and Good Character Issues: Clean Slate and Immigration Consequences Introduction Section 14(1) Criminal Records (Clean Slate) Act 2004: “If an individual is an eligible individual, he or she is deemed to have no criminal record for the purposes of any question asked of him or her about his or her criminal record.” In the April
Stewart Dalley guides us through the process of applying for historical homosexual offences to be wiped from criminal records. Who Can Apply? Persons convicted, or those acting on behalf of a deceased convicted person, can apply personally or through a representative. What Can Be Wiped? The list of offences you can apply to wipe are
This paper was first delivered at the LexisNexis Immigration Law Conference on 22 May 2018 Stewart Dalley, Associate; Somang you, Senior Solicitor, and Pooja Sundar, Solicitor, Ryken and Associates RESIDENCE APPEALS – CURRENT LANDSCAPE Since last year’s conference there have been 235 decisions fully uploaded to the Immigration and Protection Tribunal’s website (covering
This article first appeared in October 2017 issue of Hospitality Insights Vol 1, No 1, Inaugural issue. Immigration New Zealand (INZ) recently announced changes to the skilled migrant residence and essential-skills work visas based on a strong association between skills and salary. This shift will impact both employers and migrants, especially in hospitality. According to the INZ,
This article first appeared in the March 2018 issue of the Newsletter of the Immigration and Nationality Law Committee of the Legal Practice Division of the International Bar Association (Vol 22, No 1) and is reproduced by kind permission of the International Bar Association, London, UK. © International Bar Association. New Zealand immigration
NEW ZEALAND IMMIGRATION LAW AND POLICY ENTREPRENEUR V INVESTOR Introduction New Zealand has an Entrepreneur Work Visa Category which, after a business is established satisfactorily, entitles the applicant to lodge residence under the Entrepreneur Residence Visa Category. This is a transitional process involving actively setting up a business, usually employing New Zealand citizens and residents,
